2012年11月18日 星期日

Teacher of Year Stephanie Ross keeps focus on students

Pupils running across
Stephanie Ross’ gym floor have no idea they are about to practice multiplication
tables or words on their spelling lists. They tighten the laces on their
sneakers, skip across the gym at Glenn Hills Elementary as Flo Rida’s Good
Feeling plays from Ross’ iPod and respond like soldiers as she commands them to
switch from jumping jacks to a power walk in their daily warm-up.

But
the kickball games and sprints are exercises of the mind and body.

“We
don’t just go out there and roll the ball around,” Ross said. “We do games that
incorporate the skills they are learning in the classroom, and the kids, they
never realize, ‘Ya know what? We’re actually doing math the whole time.’ ”

Ross’ insistence on blending academics with physical education helped
her earn the county’s highest honor as 2013 Richmond County Teacher of the Year.
Her students stay stimulated while also learning a foundation for health and
fitness they will carry their entire lives, according to her colleagues.This
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“The face of PE changed when she walked through
the door,” said Glenn Hills third-grade teacher Kim McDowell. “I’m always
interested when I go to pick up my class what kind of crazy game they’ll be
playing that day.”

Ross was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., to a military
family but moved to Germany in the third grade and lived there mostly until she
finished high school. Growing up, Ross was constantly drawn to sports. She
played varsity basketball, track and volleyball at her American high school and
was the only girl on her baseball and soccer teams.

When she moved to
Hampton, Va., to attend college, she knew she wanted to build a career around
teaching the love of movement. After graduating in 1991, Ross coached softball
and taught physical education at a private high school in Newport News, Va. She
moved on to a career at a middle school in the city, where she taught physical
education and health and coached softball and basketball.

When she moved
to Augusta in 2005, Ross thought she’d move into administration, but by the time
she got back into the gym with her kids she knew she belonged running alongside
first-graders in sweatpants and not behind a desk.

“They love to move
and they love you and it’s like being a rock star,The shoesforkids for sale hot online
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Coach, I got my shoes today, I’m ready.’ At this level they need you. And I feel
like I’m laying the foundation for a lifetime of movement.You may see many other
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As soon as she arrived at Glenn Hills, Ross began to change the way the
entire school looked at physical fitness. She implemented afternoon fitness
classes for teachers and encouraged her colleagues to join Team Lean and The
Biggest Loser competitions.

“She just has so much passion,” said Cheryl
Eldridge, a second-grade teacher at Glenn Hills. “She doesn’t go into the
stereotype of what a PE teacher is. She got this whole school into fitness.”

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Ross said she has seen physical education evolve but has worked to keep the
wellness of the child first.

In the 1990s, schools focused on team
sports, emphasizing competition. Later, physical education progressed to more
individual skills. The whole time, Ross said, she had to battle the stereotype
of the lazy PE teacher who would blow the whistle and let the class run
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To prove them
wrong, Ross consistently stayed involved in her school. In Virginia, she helped
her school implement a wellness grant that put technology in gyms and served as
her district’s employee wellness coordinator.

At Glenn Hills, Ross works
on the leadership team and leads technology implementation at the school.
The whole time, though, her focus is on the kids.

“Coaches are some
of the best teachers there are,” Ross said. “I just love working with kids, and
I love moving and seeing their faces in enjoyment.”